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Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004
They have dangled a carrot, look at our proposals or we will have your licence looked at.
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OK, lets look at the article. Having read it, the only parts where it even mentions what the letter says are below:
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From The Sun
Among World Cup guidance, it suggests "dress code restrictions - eg no football shirts".
It also urges using plastic glasses and door staff.
Pubs are not obliged to follow the advice, but it warns: "Police will not hesitate to use powers under the Licensing Act should we find you are not actively supporting the prevention of crime."
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Note the last part "Pubs are not obliged to follow the advice". They also state that they will use their powers in the even that you (the publican) don't actively support the prevention of crime.
All that last statement means is the publican is required to help the police in crime prevention. This is the law, and actually covers a whole load of illegal acts that may occur in a pub (assault, murder, drug use etc), and is nothing to do with what shirt people are wearing. Do you not think that if the letter had said shirt wearing was actually banned, the Sun would have published that bit? Note also that the Sun used the word "Guidance", which does not imply banning.
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Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004
The police have not denied the existence of the letter that was circulated.
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No, but they have denied they are banning people.